November 16, 2015
Major for-profit university agrees to pay $95.5 million to settle federal, state probes
The nation’s second-biggest for-profit university agreed Monday to pay $95.5 million to settle federal probes, five state investigations and four whistleblower actions that accused the company of obtaining $11 billion...
Islanders breaking out an interesting old-school relic
The Islanders have a resurfaced emblem of locker-room affection, and it was ripped from the annals of the late 1990s. Or at least that’s the guess. A button-up varsity jacket,...
The feds didn't trust the Census Bureau to compile crime stats
The Census Bureau could be on the verge of losing one of its biggest paying customers. A year ago, I told you that the Justice Department apparently didn’t trust Census...
NYPD adds 100 new cops to counterterrorism unit
The NYPD added 100 cops to its counterterrorism unit on Monday, the first step of a plan to beef up their ranks to combat Islamic terrorism in New York. “That...
Papa John's owner jailed, fined for stiffing workers amid probe
The owner of nine New York City Papa John’s pizzerias was sentenced on Monday to 60 days in jail for short-changing his employees $230,000 in pay. It is the first...
Manhattan hoops star bolting after controversial pot ban
Jermaine Lawrence’s Manhattan College career appears to be over. The talented 6-foot-10 forward from Queens, a one-time top 20 recruit, has withdrawn from classes for the fall semester, the school...
Urban Outfitters buys pizzerias in a desperate comeback move
How about a slice of pizza with that $54 Stapleford Black Watch plaid flannel shirt? Urban Outfitters, whose shares have fallen 35 percent this year as it has struggled with...
Einhorn energy investment finally shows spark
It doesn’t sound like one of David Einhorn’s more brilliant bets. But that didn’t stop the hedge fund titan from pitching Consol Energy, an Appalachia-based coal and gas producer, as...
The difficulty in judging Leonard Williams' rookie season
We all expected more out of rookie defensive end Leonard Williams, didn’t we? How could we not after being sucked in by the power of the NFL hype machine, which churns...
Valeant buying surges as drugmaker's shares slide
Several large hedge fund investors bought more shares in beleaguered drug giant Valeant Pharmaceutials — just as its shares began to tumble. Steve Mandel’s Lone Pine, with a 2.2 percent...
Islanders slowly finding home at Barclays in commanding win
What’s that saying about true love, how you have to leave in order to find it? Well the Islanders are still a long, long way from being in love with...
Tom Coughlin adamant fatefully abandoning run was best
Upon further review, Tom Coughlin would do it again. “I’m not playing for the field goal,’’ he said Monday, and then repeated himself. “I’m not playing for the field goal.’’...
Jerry Reese's super positive spin on 5-5 Giants
The Giants are an average 5-5 heading into their bye week, yet they are in first place in the NFC East. So does it feel like the Giants are mediocre...
Manhattan event allows quality-of-life culprits chance to avoid arrest
Manhattan authorities are giving some New Yorkers with outstanding summons warrants a chance to clean the slate without fear of arrest. Similar events have been tried in Brooklyn, but this...
St. John's forgotten additions come alive in blowout win
The buzz belonged to the new coach and his freshmen. The additions of graduate transfers Durand Johnson and Ron Mvouika hardly made a ripple over the spring, while the commitments...
Why Brook Lopez is confident 1-9 Nets are nowhere near quitting
It’s hard to find a more positive 1-9 team than the Nets. But after being non-competitive through most of their first seven games, they showed life on a road trip...
World Series magic won't help Terry Collins win NL Manager award
Terry Collins reached the postseason as a manager for the first time this season when he guided the Mets to the NL East title and then the franchise’s first World...
Schneiderman scores first in showdown with fantasy-sports sites
State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has scored first in his showdown with fantasy-sports betting sites -- with a Manhattan judge refusing Monday to prevent him from trying to shut down...
Yankees can likely cross out one Brett Gardner trading partner
Brett Gardner could still end up being shipped out of The Bronx this offseason as the Yankees look to upgrade other areas after acquiring outfielder Aaron Hicks from the Twins...
Nut wearing bulletproof vest 'wanted a shower' at Waldorf Astoria spa
A deranged man wearing a bulletproof vest and carrying an empty two-gun shoulder holster and black ski mask was arrested Monday when he tried to enter the spa of The...
The hang-up with Julian Edelman's logical fantasy fill-in
Another week, another major injury. This space has unfortunately become your destination for finding how to react to the seemingly regular losses of top fantasy starters. This time, it’s about...
Derek Fisher's next Knicks challenge: Solving endgame puzzle
This will make it a dirty dozen games for the Knicks and it is more than having trust in one another, something that wasn’t present last season. Sure, they are...
A lovable hot mess: Inside the cult of Shia LaBeouf
There are guilty pleasures, and then there are the things that should be guilty pleasures — but that bring you a joy you simply can’t hide. Like Shia LaBeouf. I’m...
Nuclear hypocrisy: Cuomo, Schumer's odd outrage over a closing plant
Democrats like to pretend nuclear power isn’t necessary — until they find out that a reactor in their neighborhood is closing. For proof, look no further than the reactions from...
Silver & Skelos: New York's corruption-trial double feature
Chalk up another “first” for New York: The state now has two of its once-most-powerful pols on trial for corruption at the same time. Jury selection has begun in the...
Paris doesn't need your hashtag 'heroics'
The instant online symbol of global support for Paris after last week’s attacks was a roughly rendered peace symbol with an Eiffel Tower in the middle of it. The French...
Obama's 'patience' merely gave ISIS time to grow
The Obama administration has tried to spin its timidity and ineptitude in the face of Islamist terrorism as a clever policy of “strategic patience.” With eyes closed and fingers crossed,...
Eric Schneiderman's unseemly gambling 'profits'
We understand why Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has declared war on fantasy-sports sites: There’s headlines to be had in going after the enormously successful DraftKings and FanDuel. But Schneiderman’s thundering...
Obama is sticking to the strategy that gave us Paris
A clearly annoyed President Obama on Monday angrily refused to consider any changes to his anti-ISIS policy — even doubling down on his pre-Paris claim that the Islamic State has...
Man charged in wife's killing changed story about finding body: court docs
He can’t keep his story straight. The backgammon aficionado charged earlier this month with his wife’s 6-year-old murder suspiciously told cops two different accounts of how he came upon her...
If you think Victor Cruz's Giants story has ended, you don't know him
It can be taken away from you so cruelly in a Big Apple minute. It can happen with fireworks on July 4. Ask Jason Pierre-Paul. It can happen with one...
The day in photos: Nov. 16, 2015
Paris lights up, a newborn polar bear cub needs a nap and more.
Pandora to nab 'broken' Rdio’s assets for $75M
RIP: Rdio. The streaming radio service started by Skype founder Janus Friis five years ago is about to become the first major casualty of the music-streaming wars. Internet radio company...
Scanning the rest of terrible NFC East -- can Giants be caught?
As agonizing as another last-second loss was for the Giants, all is not even close to being lost. Big Blue can thank the woeful NFC East for that. Even after...
Daisy Ridley's family spilled the beans on her role in 'Star Wars'
This is the droid she’s looking for. Daisy Ridley, who is sure to become famous overnight as the lead heroine in the upcoming “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” looks space-age...
Infant corpses found in Philly alley were medical specimens
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSBLV2VQ4Ho A Philadelphia health official says two infant bodies found in a weed-filled lot appear to be medical specimens used for study. Police still want to know how the bodies...
Deliveryman in critical condition after tree cut down by city falls on him
A Chinese food deliveryman was riding his bike through a Brooklyn park Monday when a tree that was being cut down fell on top of him, leaving him critically injured,...
'I made it up': witness in football player's killing recants testimony
A woman in love with a man convicted of murdering a college football player in Brooklyn cozied up to a key witness in the case against him — and got...
Last year's saving grace is shocking Knicks in new way
Last season, Langston Galloway went from an undrafted rookie on the Westchester Knicks to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team, an outlier of optimism on the worst team in Knicks history....
Patti LaBelle's sweet potato pie flies off shelves after viral video
Two million pounds of sweet potatoes. That's what it's going to take to get Patti LaBelle's suddenly famous sweet potato pie back onto shelves at Wal-Mart. Which means the pie...
How benching Peyton Manning opens up Broncos' fantasy weapons
You young kids might not remember, but there was a time when Peyton Manning was a dominant quarterback. When his name was alongside Tom Brady as the best in the...
Rogue Batman meets his match in store owner with hockey stick
Holy heist, Batman be robbin'! A Scottish teen posed as the Dark Knight as he attempted to rob a convenience store with a machete Sunday. Wearing dark clothing and a...
Why playoff-minded Jets believe season can turn in Houston
The Jets have stumbled over the past month, losing three of their last four games, and now sit at 5-4 with seven weeks left in the season. A playoff berth...
6 dead in attack at Texas campsite
PALESTINE, Texas — Six people were killed at a Texas campsite, authorities said Monday, and a suspect has been arrested and charged in the weekend homicides. Anderson County Sheriff Greg...
Model rocket kills scout leader at Boy Scouts event
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — A spectator died after being hit in the face by a model rocket at a Boy Scouts event in the California desert. A San Bernardino County...
Hillary is 'often confused,' says trusted aide Huma in fresh emails
WASHINGTON — Hillary Clinton’s longtime aide said her boss is “often confused” and needs plenty of guidance to understand the schedule, according to fresh emails out Monday. Judicial Watch, a...
Dartmouth frat investigated for hazing — again
A Dartmouth College fraternity put on probation three years ago for expecting pledges to drink saltwater and enter a kiddie pool filled with condiments is under investigation again for hazing....
Friction, greed and Ciara: The glaring decline of the Seahawks
The Seahawks’ “dynasty” looks as if it will have an extremely short shelf life. Seattle’s dominance the past two years has been replaced by bad decisions, bad play and what...
Nail polish company exploits Paris tragedy for financial gain
You’ve temporarily changed your Facebook profile picture to the French tricolor in a sign of solidarity with the citizens of France — why not paint your nails blue, white and...
Man plunges to his death after stabbing girlfriend, police say
A man brutally stabbed his girlfriend in their Queens apartment Monday -- and then plunged to his death, authorities said. The 29-year-old man had pulled a knife on his girlfriend...
Don't miss this week's awesome fashion sales
Araks 137 Grand St., between Crosby and Lafayette streets, 5th Floor Sale: Nov. 18-19. Wed. 8:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m. / Thurs. 9 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Discounts on women's intimates, swimwear and loungewear....
Everyone's singing the French national anthem
After the horrific attacks in Paris, people around the globe are showing their support by singing the French national anthem, "La Marseillaise," before events and in public spaces. Here is...
How Kristaps Porizingis is trying to accelerate learning curve
The most exciting moment of a surprisingly fascinating start to the Knicks season was extinguished in an instant; the most memorable shot never officially occurring, forever floating on the periphery...
This is why you should never dangle your feet out of a car window
https://youtu.be/bNKHcJocvSQ A California motorcyclist shows why it's "toe-tally" not a good idea to hang your feet out the window while on the freeway -- because a stranger may grab them....
Shaken MLSer: France needs crackdown on failing border
Red Bulls defender Ronald Zubar – who was born in Guadeloupe, spent his early soccer-playing years in France and still has family there – had a sleepless night Friday, shocked...
Stray cats seize spotlight from Obama, Putin at G20 Summit
https://youtu.be/ODa3cAuZT-o At least three furry intruders made it past tight security to take the stage at the G20 Summit in Turkey. The fearless felines spent a few minutes meowing at...
Musicians show support for Paris
Musicians are known for expressing their feelings, especially when they're on stage. Madonna, Bono, Katy Perry and other stars united to condemn the Paris attacks.
Obama: Ground troops against ISIS would be a mistake
President Barack Obama ruled out a shift in strategy in the fight against the Islamic State on Monday despite the deadly attacks in Paris, saying that putting more US troops...
Jets in wait-and-see mode after Fitzpatrick surgery
Quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick missed practice Monday as he rested following surgery on his thumb. Fitzpatrick underwent the surgery on Friday to repair a torn ligament in his non-throwing hand. The...
The nagging Rangers deficiency that we're not talking about
I was about to write how the addition of Jarret Stoll and the dramatic improvement of Derick Brassard at the dots had turned a deficiency into an asset for the...
Fantasy-sports firm gambles on Manhattan judge
The country's largest fantasy-sports site asked a Manhattan judge Monday for an "urgent" hearing so that it can restart its business in New York. FanDuel stopped accepting new payments Friday...
Note left in Bronx Catholic church: Death to non-Muslims
A note was left in a Catholic church in The Bronx over the weekend that contained death threats against non-believers of the Muslim religion, police sources said Monday. The letter...
We thought Silver's fees might be illegal: lobbyist
A lobbyist for the real-estate firm that helped former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver line his pockets testified Monday that company higher-ups realized too late that they were dealing with the...
Kobe Bryant says he's basically falling apart
LOS ANGELES — Kobe Bryant's entire 37-year-old body is aching for an ice bath and a day off just 10 games into his 20th NBA season. Bryant still put in...
The most dishonest country is ...
It's a coin toss between China and Turkey for the title of least honest country, according to a new study. As part of a 15-nation honesty study, researchers from the...
Harvard University searches buildings after bomb threat
Harvard University said on Monday it had evacuated four buildings on its campus outside Boston after receiving an "unconfirmed" bomb threat and that the search would likely take several hours....
Brett Favre congratulates Peyton from a tree
Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning may have had one of the worst performances of his career on Sunday, but he did so etching his name in history. Manning, who broke...
Union leader sets himself on fire to protest sale of coal industry
Warning: Graphic content A Mongolian union leader opposed to the proposed sale of his country’s coal mining industry to China set himself on fire in protest, according to reports. “The...
Tot fatally shoots himself with gun, police say
ROCK HILL, S.C. — Police in South Carolina say a young child got hold of a gun and fatally shot himself. A report released by York County Coroner Sabrina Gast...
Anonymous declares war on ISIS
LONDON — Anonymous, a loose-knit international network of activist hackers, is preparing to unleash waves of cyberattacks on the Islamic State following the attacks in Paris last week that killed...
How Bill Belichick reused Super Bowl strategy to bait Giants
Remember the hubbub about the closing seconds of Super Bowl XLIX, when the Seahawks did not give Marshawn Lynch the ball near the goal line and instead attempted a pass...
France wants to join forces with US, Russia and wipe out ISIS
French President François Hollande said Monday he will seek to join forces with the US and Russia to wipe out the ISIS terror group following the wave of shooting and...
Juror's injury nearly derails Sheldon Silver trial schedule
A juror in the Sheldon Silver corruption trial almost derailed the trial schedule Monday when she said she couldn’t come to court until Wednesday because she twisted her ankle. But...
ISIS uses PlayStation 4 to communicate
A top Belgian security official has warned that ISIS terrorists are using the PlayStation 4 gaming console to send messages to one another — a method of communication that is...
John Oliver's profanity-laced rant against Paris terrorists
Warning: Video contains graphic language https://youtu.be/glxh9ZgP7kc John Oliver has a few choice, four-letter words for the ISIS terrorists who carried out last Friday’s deadly attacks in Paris. The comedian opened...
Kirk Cousins is legit and so are the rest of the Redskins
It might be time to take the Redskins seriously. Yes, the Redskins. The NFC East’s longtime laughingstock can’t be taken for granted anymore after a 47-14 home rout of the...
Lindsey Vonn: Dating Tiger Woods was too much, too soon
Dating Tiger Woods was just a practice round. In an in-depth interview with the New York Times, Olympic champion Lindsey Vonn says she rushed into her multi-year romance with the once-scandalized...
Off-price division of Saks to open new shop at pricey NYC digs
Saks OFF 5TH, the luxury off-price division of Hudson’s Bay Company’s Saks Fifth Avenue, will soon open shop in one of Manhattan’s priciest locales: East 57th Street. The retailer has...
Terrorist kicked my prosthetic leg so he thought I was dead
A man credits his prosthetic leg with saving his life as terrorists systematically shot their way through a Paris theater. Philonenko Gregoire was lying on the floor of the Bataclan...
A boy appears in a Barbie ad for the first time
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TULVRlpsNWo The war on the pink aisle continues. The newest ad for Barbie’s Moschino doll line features a new figure for the first time ever — a boy. “Moschino Barbie...
TV networks are yanking episodes with terrorism plots
Three TV series are postponing their Monday night episodes because of storylines that relate to last Friday’s deadly terrorist attacks in Paris. CBS has swapped previously scheduled episodes of “Supergirl”...
Aaron Rodgers condemns fan who yelled 'Muslims suck!'
The Green Bay Packers suffered one of the most surprising losses of Aaron Rodgers’ career Sunday, but the two-time NFL MVP used part of his post-game press conference to make...
Maryland college shuts down amid gun scare
https://twitter.com/fox6now/status/666270356932546560 A Maryland college was shut down Monday over fears that a student might show up with a gun, school officials said. Classes at Washington College in Chestertown, Md., were...
Tourists can't get enough of America, and hotels see big bucks
The world loves the US — and the hotel industry is trying to cash in. With the number of tourists from overseas steadily climbing, Marriott International said Monday it has...
Zebras escape from circus, take stroll through Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA — When you hear hoofbeats, the saying goes, you should think horses, not zebras. In Philadelphia on Sunday, you would have been wrong. A pair of zebras escaped from...
Obama defends Syria policy after Paris attacks
WASHINGTON – A defensive President Obama pushed back against attacks of his Syria policy during a testy news conference in Turkey Monday that was dominated by the Paris attacks and...
Saints ax Rob Ryan as family fortunes veer wildly
Rob Ryan will have to travel out of his way for his next Mardi Gras. The less famous, more gregarious Ryan twin was fired Monday as defensive coordinator of the...
Dirtiest election trick ever: Ismael Garcia vs. Ismael Garcia
MARACAY, Venezuela — The ballot for congressional elections in which Venezuela's ruling socialists face their stiffest challenge in 16 years is dizzying enough in this industrial state, with more than...
US will take on Japan in battle for gigantic fighting robot supremacy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTkfapHzDXM OAKLAND, Calif. — They've been popularized in movies, television and video games, but giant fighting robots still haven't left the realm of science fiction. That will soon change. Megabots...
Paris attacks 'mastermind' boasted about evading capture
The Belgian national believed to be the mastermind behind the Paris attacks boasted months ago about how he evaded capture in the midst of planning a terrorist "plot.' In a...
Victor Cruz done for the year -- and with the Giants?
Victor Cruz — headed to surgery to repair a left calf that somehow, someway, put him out for the entire season — will not play for the Giants at all...
Kids must pay $35 to meet Santa at this upscale NJ mall
CHERRY HILL, NJ — Children wanting to see Santa Claus at a southern New Jersey mall will now have to pay. The Philadelphia Inquirer reports admission to the Cherry Hill...
Deputies on leave after brutal beating of suspect caught on tape
SAN FRANCISCO — Two Northern California sheriff's deputies seen repeatedly beating a suspected car thief in a video were placed on paid administrative leave on Sunday. The San Francisco Chronicle...
Eli Manning believes in Peyton, but he may be the only one
Willie Mays stumbling around in the Shea Stadium outfield was painful to watch. The hobbled Mickey Mantle at the end seemed almost cruel to Yankees fans that a man so country-strong...
Coordinated terror attacks could also happen in NYC: Bratton
Police commissioner Bill Bratton said it’s possible New York City could see a coordinated series of terrorist attacks similar to the ones in Paris Friday, and stressed the Big Apple...
ISIS threatens attack in Washington in new video
The Islamic State warned in a new video on Monday that countries taking part in airstrikes against Syria would suffer the same fate as France, and threatened to attack Washington....
9 Amazing Places To Go Jet-Setting this Holiday Season
Say what you will about airport security and long lines at baggage claim, the act of taking off and cruising at 30,000 feet (with cocktail in hand) is still an...
Casinos hit jackpot in Schneiderman's fantasy sports crackdown
New York’s brick-and-mortar casinos hit the jackpot with their wager on state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, who is moving to shut down online fantasy sports-betting operations. Casino interests have pumped...
Schneiderman’s war on fantasy sports will lose him votes
State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman’s legal war on fantasy sports betting “wasn’t very smart’’ and will seriously damage him with New York voters — who until now haven’t known much...
Yelp-like site lets women dish about maternity leave policies
Georgene Huang was two months pregnant and on the job hunt. She already had a 1-year-old and was looking for an executive-level position in the enterprise business that would allow...
Can I out my co-workers' office romance?
I’m applying for two jobs at the same company, but they’re in different departments. Do I need to disclose that I’m applying for multiple jobs — either to HR or...
France carries out raids, names more potential attackers
PARIS — French police raided 168 locations across the country and detained nearly two dozen people as authorities identified more members of a sleeper cell said to be behind the...
This iconic nightclub is selling Sting's T-shirts
In the late ’70s, “New York was dangerous, dead and dirty,” recalls Fred Schneider, frontman of new-wave band the B-52s. But places like the Mudd Club, where Schneider was a...
'Chicago Med' premiere and 'Empire' hijinks top TV watch list
“CHICAGO MED” Tuesday at 9 p.m. on NBC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bohf4OpD7I The premiere of the third series in Dick Wolf’s Windy City trilogy, which includes “Chicago Fire” and “Chicago PD,” stars Oliver...
TV networks save top attractions for end of the year
Time was the networks would roll out their show-stopping attractions and talent-packed specials in November. But this year they have saved the best for last. The lineup of talent in...
You need these 4 faux fur coats this winter
Gold standard Top off your all-black ensemble with this fuzzy burst of sunshine for a chic pop. Blast from the past Yeah baby! Channel your inner ’60s girl with...
Will red lipstick kill or kickstart your career?
"SOOOO pretty!” chirped Genevieve, the makeup artist I had been testing out for my upcoming wedding day in 2000. As I turned to face the mirror, dread washed over me....
Refusing to get Botox helped make me a TV star
Here's something Kathleen Chalfant is sure of: “High-definition TV was not invented by middle-aged women!” She should know, because the 70-year-old New Yorker has seen herself on it a lot...
Justice Department wastes money by sticking nose in local cases
The Justice Department is increasingly jumping into smaller criminal matters so it can look good while “playing daddy” to local authorities — but its efforts are a waste of manpower...
The 'mastermind' behind the Paris attacks
A Belgian national linked to two other terror attacks in France is believed to be the mastermind behind the carnage in Paris. Abdelhamid Abaaoud, 27, grew up in Brussels but...
Fan screams 'Let's Go Rangers' during Paris moment of silence
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Q2tA7Uf_t0 A dimwitted hockey fan ruined a moment of silence at Madison Square Garden by yelling "Let's Go Rangers" during a solemn tribute to the victims of the Paris terror...
TSA failing to detect weapons, bombs at NY airports: sources
Security screeners at Kennedy and Newark airports have consistently failed to find weapons and bombs being smuggled by undercover operatives posing as airline passengers, The Post has learned, lapses made...
There's nothing fictional about the threat de Blasio's city faces
Frederick Forsyth’s best thriller was his first: “The Day of the Jackal” — a compelling tale of a nearly successful plot to assassinate Charles de Gaulle. Forsyth’s novels are nothing...
Republican candidates bash Hillary Clinton for refusing to say ‘radical Islam’
WASHINGTON — Republican presidential candidates Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio and Carly Fiorina ripped into Hillary Rodham Clinton on Sunday for saying the war on ISIS “cannot be an American fight”...
The ugly new normal of the daily-fantasy, money-hungry sports world
The start of another basketball season, and the coach is asked to assess his team: “We have good outside shooters. Unfortunately, we play our games indoors.” Stony Brook, New York State taxpayer-funded...
Pentagon transfers 5 Yemenis from Guantanamo Bay to UAE
Five men who had been held for more than 13 years at the US base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, have been released and sent to the United Arab Emirates, the...
Francois Hollande is making Obama look like a fool
It’s beyond surreal that the president of France is making the American president look like a cheese-eating amateur. The terror attacks in Paris Friday took scores of lives and thrust...
How Yankees' optimistic A-Rod, Teixeira thinking can burn them
The 2015 Yankees ended a two-year postseason drought by just a couple of threads — at 87-75, they finished two games ahead of the non-qualifying Angels (85-77) — and they...
US has the tools to defeat ISIS
America is far better than France at disrupting terror plots like the one that left Paris awash in blood and doesn’t face the same problem of radicalized Muslims returning from...
Paris attackers hailed from Belgium’s ‘terrorist town’
Two more of the seven terrorists who died during a wave of carnage across Paris were identified on Sunday — while a Muslim neighborhood in Belgium emerged as a staging...
Jarrett Jack is past his litany of injuries — and it shows
Jarrett Jack had his two best games of the season Friday in Sacramento and Saturday in Golden State, finishing with 21 points and 12 assists against the Kings and 28...
The case for Oklahoma as the real Big 12 contender
The Big 12 playoff hopes were supposed to reside in Texas, in either Waco or Fort Worth. After injuries and defense-averse tendencies dented TCU’s and Baylor’s title hopes, attention shifted...
After a long 22 months, Durand Johnson 'at home' with St. John's
Before Friday night’s opening tipoff against Wagner College, Durand Johnson took it all in. He looked around the arena, he thought back to all the rehabilitation time he put in,...
How one man's face belongs to another
A Mississippi firefighter who was disfigured while trying to save people from a house fire 14 years ago will get a second chance at a “normal” life, thanks to a...
In 3 tough losses, Nets somehow find reason for hope
In the moments after the Nets somehow let Saturday night’s game against the Warriors slip through their fingers, everyone still was trying to find a way to process what had...
Carmelo Anthony's legs are back -- and his shot is proving it
Carmelo Anthony is getting hotter and his legs healthier. Sixteen days ago, Anthony said his flat jump shot and sub-40 percent field-goal percentage were due to not regaining the power...
Porzingis' NBA education: Anthony Davis rejections, Phil Jackson books
For Kristaps Porzingis, the learning doesn’t stop at the buzzer. In his locker Sunday afternoon sat a copy of “The Mindful Athlete: Secrets to Pure Performance’’ by George Mumford. “They...
Vigneault: Kreider 'sent message' fighting Senators goon
Alain Vigneault did not publicly react to the news Zack Smith escaped scot-free from the NHL’s department of player safety for his second-period shot to Derek Stepan’s head during the...
Giants' Jason Pierre-Paul already dreading next week
The Giants are parting ways this week as after Monday’s meetings they have the rest of the week off for their bye. That seems strange to Jason Pierre-Paul, who just...
Will Julian Edelman blow be the blemish Patriots can't afford?
It looked for the longest time Sunday that Julian Edelman’s fractured foot would be one key injury too many for the Patriots. In the end, though, the rest of the...
Anti-white symbol used in flier against Bronx gentrification
https://instagram.com/p/92BAhPiU_O/?taken-by=samsonpoet Opponents of a planned luxury residential complex in The Bronx are using a seemingly racist, anti-white symbol to stir up outrage over the project, critics say. A flier promoting...
How Amendola 'tricked' Giants to save Patriots' perfect season
No, Dwayne Harris did not think Danny Amendola called for a fair catch Sunday in the third quarter, with the Giants leading 20-10 and Brad Wing sending a 42-yard punt...
Giants' shocking defense lets it all unravel at worst time
The much-maligned Giants’ defense had done the unthinkable, pushing Tom Brady and the undefeated Patriots to the brink with constant pressure. Putting the Giants in position to win entering the...
Latest collapse illuminates Giants' damning fatal flaw
You want so badly to praise the Giants. They did so many good things Sunday against the best team in the NFL. They outplayed the defending Super Bowl champions for...
Why didn't Giants run? Eli tries to put out clock-management fire
The Giants left themselves open to second-guessing with their clock management down the stretch once again Sunday. While not as egregious as their last-minute time miscues in two early-season losses,...
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The Bronx A creep groped a 16-year-old girl in her Westchester Square apartment building as she walked next to her mother, police said on Sunday. The perv sneaked up behind...